Speaker summary
⁠73%1 analyzed article/video256 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Scott C Waring results contain 14 faulty reasoning types, including Anecdotal, Appeal to Emotion, and Hasty Generalization, with Confirmation Bias as the most egregious example at 60.2% saturation with 175 hits. Analysis detected 775.525 faulty-reasoning hits from 256 analyzed words across 1 article, generating a BS Score of 17.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠28% (20,475 of 28,364 speakers). This Scott C Waring is better (less manipulative) than 72.20% of the peer group.
Scott C Waring
Speaker details
Total words: 256
Article count: 1
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Ranking context

Position among analyzed speakers

28% percentile
025507510027.8% percentile
17.7% BS Score1 analyzed videos256 analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

SpeakerSitewideShared scale 0–75%
0.0%20%40%60%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Speaker 60.2%60.2%AnecdotalSitewide 5.2%Speaker 34.7%34.7%Overconfidence BiasSitewide 4.6%Speaker 22.3%22.3%Begging the QuestionSitewide 1.7%Speaker 17.4%17.4%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Speaker 23.1%23.1%Burden of ProofSitewide 0.4%Speaker 14.6%14.6%Representativeness Heuris…Sitewide 1.9%Speaker 13.9%13.9%Quote-first MisdirectionSitewide 0.0%Speaker 8.0%8.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Speaker 23.1%23.1%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Speaker 13.3%13.3%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%20%20%40%40%60%60%Confirmation Bias: Speaker 60.2%, sitewide 7.5%Anecdotal: Speaker 34.7%, sitewide 5.2%Appeal to Emotion: Speaker 23.1%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Speaker 23.1%, sitewide 8.1%Overconfidence Bias: Speaker 22.3%, sitewide 4.6%Negativity Bias: Speaker 13.3%, sitewide 19.2%Begging the Question: Speaker 17.4%, sitewide 1.7%Burden of Proof: Speaker 14.6%, sitewide 0.4%Representativeness Heuristic: Speaker 13.9%, sitewide 1.9%Appeal to Authority: Speaker 7.0%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Speaker 5.5%, sitewide 9.1%Quote-first Misdirection: Speaker 8.0%, sitewide 0.0%Optimism Bias: Speaker 1.0%, sitewide 6.0%Circular Reasoning: Speaker 4.2%, sitewide 0.1%Confirmation BiasSitewide rateSpeaker rate

Analyzed articles and videos